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Official account for the Duke University Herbarium, where we preserve plant diversity & botanical history! 🌿
Read this new op-ed by Duke Herbarium student Kaylee McKinzie, discussing the administration's decision to close the very collection that linked the top winners at Botany 2025 in Palm Springs.

We've grown the future of botany here
Why are we cutting its roots?

www.dukechronicle.com/article/weve...
We’ve grown the future of botany here. Why are we cutting its roots?
Duke’s decision to close its herbarium threatens to uproot a legacy of scientific discovery, climate research and education that has shaped the field of botany for generations.
www.dukechronicle.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
What a beauty! Meet Entoloma strictius, a striking mushroom with intricate gills preserved in time. Nature's artistry at its finest! Thank you to @matthewcicanese.bsky.social!

#FungiFriday #FungiFriends #Mushrooms #Mushroom #Macro #Herbarium #Fungi
March 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In 2012, Duke researchers named an entire genus of ferns “Gaga” after pop star Lady Gaga!

Gaga wore a costume to the 2010 Grammys that had an amazing resemblance to the fern’s sexual life stage. It's also written in the DNA! A unique molecular signature was in all of the ferns, spelling “GAGA”.
March 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Today’s opinion column in the Duke Chronicle is from Jakob Hagedorn, visiting international student from Germany, who says that Duke’s pledge to its “Climate Commitment” is falling short as a result of the administration’s decision to get rid of its Herbarium

www.dukechronicle.com/article/2025...
February 21, 2025 at 4:51 PM